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Welcome-friends-and-fellow-travelersS-We-are-happy-to-have-you-join-us-for-the-seventh-volume-of-[spaces]SThe-2HC2x2HC3-year-has-been-filled-with-new-achievements-for-the-journalS-We-received-over-one-hundred-visualart-and-written-submissionsq-which-is-a-significant-increase-from-past-yearsS-Furthermoreq-due-to-the-number-ofpieces-that-were-submittedq-we-had-the-opportunity-to-host-two-separate-vetting-eventsq-one-for-written-piecesand-one-for-our-artwork-and-photography-piecesS-It-was-wonderful-to-see-all-of-the-students-who-came-out-tohelp-with-the-vetting-processS-The-third-significant-achievement-for-our-team-this-year-was-stepping-into-a-newidentity-of-[spaces]-as-a-studentxlead-journalS-Although-this-has-always-been-trueq-this-volume-has-had-a-greaterlevel- of- student- involvement- and- initiative- than- ever- beforeS- We- look- forward- to- seeing- future- teams- take[spaces]-even-furtherSA- significant- change- that- we- made- in- this- volume- of- [spaces]- is- the- arrangement- of- the- piecesS- Past- teamsorganized-the-journal-by-genre:-poetryq-proseq-and-artworkS-This-yearq-as-we-began-to-compile-the-submissionsqwe-noticed-similar-themes-throughout-the-accepted-piecesS-The-more-time-we-spent-with-the-worksq-the-more-werealized-that-there-was-a-narrative-quality-in-the-way-the-pieces-fit-togetherS-The-resulting-compilation-exploresthe-highly-discursive-nature-of-these-artistic-worksSLastlyq-I-want-to-mention-our-themeS-The-idea-behind-the-theme-developed-when-our-team-realized-that-some-ofthe- most- profound- and- thoughtful- conversations- of- our- generation- are- happening- in- local- coffee- shopsS- Wediscovered-that-similar-contemplations-occurred-within-the-pages-and-images-of-past-journalsS-This-volume-of[spaces]-has-thus-become-a-place-for-a-literary-dialogue-between-the-pieces-and-the-readersq-and-we-hope-thatyou-will-join-in-the-conversationS Soq-pleaseq-grab-a-hot-drink-and-find-a-comfortable-chair-as-you-listen-to-the-stories-from-the-[spaces]-cafĂŠSAngela-Hiebert EditorxinxChief-of-[spaces]